Khao Pla Restaurant [Chatswood]

Khao Pla [Chatswood]

Restaurant: Khao Pla

Address: 7/370-374 Victoria Ave, Chatswood NSW 2067

Website: https://www.khaopla.com.au

What I liked best about this place: The place is just of the main strip of Chatswood. Inside is very cosy and the food is very tasty.

What was ordered:

Gaeng Ped - $18

(Red curry with Duck, lychee, Thai eggplant, pineapple, Kaffir lime leaf and Thai basil) can ask them to adjust spice, mine was very very mild.

Single Steamed Rice - $3

Thai Milk tea - $5

The Charleston

The Charleston

Restaurant: The Charleston

Address: 199 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW 2037

Website: http://thecharleston.com.au

What I liked best about this place: 

I originally booked here for a Birthday lunch for 9. That 9 became 4...

I need to give my gratitude to Rob the manager. We originally had 3 people with dietary requirements and they didn't end up coming.

However he was very accommodating and the communication was fast and efficient. Will definitely come here again!

What was ordered:

Tortilla Chips with Guacamole - $10

Market Fish with grilled peach, heirloom tomatoes and tapioca crisps - $29

BBQ Beef short rib - $38

450g greenston grass-fed NZ beef southern spiced on the bone, braised savoy cabbage, chimichurri and herb bread crumbs

Tacos:

Fish - $7

Pan fried fish, cabbage, avocade and jalapeno mayo

Pulled pork - $7

Gooralie free-range pork, cajun spice, chipotle mayo and slar

Cauliflower Popcorn - $6.50

Salsa, beans and avocado

Good Thai

Good Thai - Chatswood

Restaurant: Good Thai - Chatswood

Address:  405-409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood NSW 2067

Website: https://goodthaichatswood.com/

What I liked best about this place:

I have been here many times for team lunches. It would seem like THAI is the mutual decision amongst the group.

This place has very friendly staff, fast to prepare good orders and has very tasty dishes.

What was ordered:

Vegetable Spring Roll - $9.90

Crispy Pork with Chinese Broccoli - $18.90

Stir fried crispy pork with chinese broccoli

Curry Puff -$9.90

Grilled Duck Salad - $22.90

A refreshing salad of sliced lemongrass,  red onion, coriander & spring onion, 

red  chilli, toss with Grilled duck with creamy spiced dressing

Vegetarian Green Curry - $16.90

A winning dish, with fragrant green curry paste, a drizzle of coconut milk & 

an assortment of fresh vegetables, including bamboo shoots, ka chai & sweet basil

Maniax - Axe Throwing

Maniax - Axe Throwing

Travel Location: Maniax - Axe Throwing

Address: 01/75 Mary St, St Peters NSW 2044

Website: https://www.maniax.com.au

What I liked best about this place:

What don't I like about Axe throwing? Just as the name describes you and your friends throw the axes at a wall with a target.

There are points allocations depending how close to the bulls eye you are. The points range from 1, 3, 5 and 7 (last resort point).

Upon entry and payment, you are asked to sign a waiver on the iPads provided.  As a group we paid $50.00 per person (price is subject to change).

Then the organisers draw up a knock our tournament and off you go. Don’t worry an instructor is with you the entire time.

Two people at a time throw the axes and take in turns accumulating points.

Someone keeps score manually on the computer.

The person with most points goes on to the next round.

I attended this for a work team bonding session, it was so much fun and especially exciting when you hit the bulls eye.

This is a great place to go with friends, groups, parties or a family night out (+18 ONLY).

Temasek Restaurant

Temasek Restaurant

Restaurant: Temasek Restaurant

Address: 71 George St, Parramatta NSW 2150

Website: https://www.zomato.com/sydney/temasek-parramatta

What I liked best about this place: Close to Parramatta CBD, cosy feel and tasty food. Good place for group bookings, but make sure to book ahead of time for a seat.

What was ordered:

Tahu goreng (Fried Beancurd served with bean sprout,

 cucumber and topped with homemade peanut sauce) - $12.80

Curry puffs - $8.00

Chicken Skewers - $16.80

Chicken curry with Potatoes - $18.80

Fried hokkien mee (Malaysian Style) (Egg boodle fried with prawn, 

calamari, egg, beansprout in black soya sauce) - $14.50

Food Truck - Knafeh

Knafeh - Food Truck

Food Truck Name: Knafeh - Jerusalem Street Food

Where did I find the food truck: Cake, Bake and Sweet show.

What did I buy: Knafeh - Descbribed as "warm creme brulee"

Website: http://www.knafeh.com.au

Would I eat this again: 

Yes, most definitely will be eating this again. We only bought 1 to share and to be honest this was not enough.

My work colleague had told me about this food truck and I had been waiting to try. Finally my prayers had been answered and lucky for me they were at the Cake, Bake and sweet show.

Lucky for us, We were first In the queue and got to watch the nice dance/show whole waiting for it to cook.

Jang Ta Bal, Korean Charcoal BBQ

Jang Ta Bal, Korean Charcoal BBQ

Restaurant: Jang Ta Bal, Korean Charcoal BBQ

Address: 1F, 73-75 Liverpool St, Sydney NSW 2134

Website: http://jangtabal.com.au/

What I liked best about this place: This Korean BBQ was very clean and the meat was very delicious.

They are a franchise and have other another store in Strathfield. Lots of side dishes and free to ask refills. 

The Location is great and very in the middle of the CBD, closer to Town hall station. Just remember to take the lift to Level 1. 

Please note minimum 2x servings of all BBQ menu.

What was ordered:

We decided to order the BBQ Beef set platter - $74

Includes: Marinated Beef ribs, Wagyu intercostal, Wagyu Sirloin

Seafood and Shallot Pancake - $18

The Grounds of the City

The Grounds of the City

Cafe: The Grounds of the City

Address: The Galleries, 500 George St, Sydney NSW 2000

Website: https://thegroundscity.com.au

What I liked best about this place: On a Sunday morning this place gets very busy. They were so busy they forget my friends coffee. But we just ended up cancelling it.

We had another agenda to coming here today and that was to buy the coffee beans. Were you aware you can buy the beans from The Grounds to make at home? My friend suggested this for my brother in laws Xmas Gift. What a fabulous idea!

Ask any staff member about the coffee beans and they will tell you what they have available. Usually the Original blend is available. This is what they sell normally in store. And they also have a seasonal blend changes periodically. They offer whole beans or to grind them for you.

They come in 250g or 1kg quantities.

Original Blend 250g - $16

Seasonal Blend 200g - $13

What was ordered:

Deconstructed Iced Chocolate - $7.50

The ice cubes in the glass where made out of chocolate and the shot glass had melted chocolate.

My friend really likes the shot glass, so I found a similar set online and will be gifting to her as a Christmas gift.

Have you even been to a place and liked the cutlery, the setting or the tableware? Do you like the grounds coffee? Would you buy this item?

Cake, Bake & Sweet Show 2018

Cake, Bake & Sweet Show

Miscellaneous Review:  Cake, Bake & Sweet Show

Address: ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour

Website: www.cakebakeandsweets.com

What I liked best about this event:

This is an annual event held in Sydney and other cities in Australia. The event runs over 3 days. People from the community and businesses can open accessible exhibits and stalls. Even famous chefs come to host presentations. These are a great chance to get close and personal with your favourite celebrity chefs.

My friend Cass and I ventured to this event on the Sunday 25 November 2018.

My first time at this event was 4 years ago. I always manage to have the best of luck running into the celebrities. Last time I managed to get a quick snap with Adriano Zumbo.

This year I was lucky to run into the beautiful Katherine Sabbath. She was very lovely and happy for us to have a photo taken together. If you even read this Katherine, I really appreciated it.

We walked through the "Art of Cake" exhibit. This showed us some high quality decorated cakes!

We had time to catch a show on the main stage, hosted by Anna Polyviou. She had the entire crowd pumping with excitement. 

We saw a lady at the Liddell demonstration stage, telling us about her lovely Christmas cake. She even let us try some and it was delicious.

We even got to see a bold performance from the Knafeh guts in their shipping container. My friend shared her Grandmothers Knafeh once and told me about these guys, so I always wanted to try. If you ever see these guys shipping container in your Westfield car park, I recommend you try it. As they quoted it taste "like a warm Creme Brulee".

If you missed the event this year, try to go next year. You don't know who will pop up or what you will learn.

Feel free to comment, if you attended or attended in the past? What did you see? What did you like? What did you learn? What did you enjoy about the show? Did you buy any goodies?